The Sun. — London, England, 1809-01-31 00:00:00

JrJAILS. , MLitt Heligoland. Dos —I Cottenburgli. PRICE or STOCKS vans DAY AT TWILVL O'CLOCK. Consols 6611 Ked. Ann, - 671 THE SUN.. 4101.3154 QUI4 DICIRk I►r,Suu wuLiAT ? OND TUESDAY, 3AtitjAltY 31 , 1809. This morning arrived a Mail from the Leeward Islands, brought to Falmouth by the Prince diaol phul Packet, in 20 days, from Tortola. The letters will not he delivered till to.morrow. We are, how ever, happy to learn that General PanvosT had ar rived off Martinique with an. army of 12,000 men. We may soon expe& to, hear of the capture of that vtluable Island, although a few French frigates with troops had succeeded in reaching it a few days be. fore Gen. PREVOST arrived. We this morning received the Gibraltar Chroni. de to the 7thinst. The following is the only article of any interest which it contains : VALEbICIA, DEC. 23.—The numbers of the Army Of the centre, adder the command of his Excel lency the Duke Dm, INFANTADO, are daily increas ing by means of the reinforcements which join from auveral quarters, and it will soon be in a most re speCtable:state. This Supreme Board has omitted no means in its power to aid the exertions of those brave warriors, and it has a right to indulge the most sanguine ex peCtat ons. from , the enthusiasm and patriotism With which they are animated. This capital has nearly completed its fortifitations, atid all the points of its frontiers are likewise as staining the same respeaable appearance. Its Militia and Army of operations are organizing with all the dispatch compatible with the present circumstances, and In a short time new combatants, full of proud confidence, and fiery enthusiasm, will appear in the field of battle. Every other capital in Spain hastens to follow this laud3ble example. The peninsula will shortly be covered with nu merous and gallant troops,* all the towns and heights of any importance will be converted into formidable 6(064 From this the politicians, nay the traitors themselves, may guess at the situation of this r , . - o“atintous question, and consider at leisure what will be the result of the iinpudeht pretensions Or the most abominable 4 all tyrants.—(Velencia Gazette.) Vie yesterday eopicl an article which appeared in most of the Morning Papers, respeaing the pros perous state of the Revenue, and the financial projetis which Ministers are said to have hi eonteniplatiOn for the present year. The consdent mannerin which this article was written, and the apparent precision of ha Statements,. induced us to suppose that it came from an authorised source; but we since -find that the whole is likely to be the result of some pecuniary speculations, intended to clocuive the tinwary. We have, however, the satisfaaion of - knowing that the Revenue is in a very Prosperous state, and we have reason to believe that Minivers will devote as such attention to this importan tsubjeft its is consistent with their other labours fir the public welfare, and the national honour, The speculations to which wft allude are tnipposerl to hive had no : smell lothience in producing the recent elevation of the Stocks, and Over)• species or national security; but that influence, we conceive, has not been quite so great rts seems to be apprehended. When we look at the uncertain state of the pontine9l, so many legitittiate Govern ments Overturned, and at others which ture threaten9d with ruin, as well as at the precarious condition of thile Powers which have Leen created by the etviring violence, the undermining subtlety, anic the irti:~ for gr the ,I Usurper, we can not won4er that Great Britain is considered 38 the only place where property is. safe, and that all who possess wealth should resort to this land of fraeciom, where they have nothing to tear` from dts• potion:, where they can securely enjoy oil they pos sevij and tvhqe there are Su , maw/ resources for industry and enkiprise. These cortsiderations • will sccount for the ineteased valet of all Government gexuritie 4 ., tlicoith the Stocks in particular are always liable to be affeeted by the roschinations . 'of artfiii man, who Arc ever on the watch to / employ their wealth in deluding the public, for the promotion of their own interested purposes. Yesterday beit3g the Anniversa r y o f t h e Alartyr anin,..,f King CHA R LA S L the SPRaitictt of the Howe of Commons, attended by , the Clerks or the House, Mr. DYSON and Mr. LS?, Junior, the Serjeant, renters, and:other a`nd accoulpmieci by Mr. rfikeEVA),, titifi Mr. fhttuanr, the only Members present, proceeded in slate to' St. Miurgaret's c',l )l 4 K l ) , Mrestruiwtir, where tini &W. Mr. PfIORY, 3aill to the House, preached a Sermon front the I t°,tft thapter of the tst 11 . 1 9* - -" So Pon) elmile'd *canto - ate house Of David unto this day." quote of Lords went in procession to West minster Abbey, whet* a Serrneu Wa ?ll:ached by theiiishop °ulna). , Ord 1: 4 11J I- N • SUN-OFFICE, Two O'CLOCK, P. 'l+l. Wr stop the Fressio state, that we have just re ceived the 25th, 26th, 27th, and 28th Bulletins of the French Army in Spain. The following-is-the substance of their contents : TWENTY-FIFTH BULLETIN'. llgnevente., fan. 5. The head of MenLE's division, forming part of the Duke of DALMITIA'S cows, came u,p with the advanced guard on the 3d. At 4 P. M. it reached the rear•guard f the Eng who were upon the ,heights of Priam, A league before Villafranca, consisting of 500 0 try and'soo Cavalry. This position was a very fine position, : and difficult to attack. General MERLE made his dispositions. The infantry advanced, beat the charge, and the English were entirely routed.— The difficulty of the ground did not permit the. ca. valry to charge, and only 200 prisoners were taken. We had some fifty_ men killed or wounded. Ge neral Cor.apnlT advanced to see if the cavalry could form;---his hour 'was. arrived---a ball struck -him in the forehead, and he jived but a,quarter of au hour. • ' There are two roads-front As torga to Villafranc3. The English took the right, the Spaniards the left ; they marched without order—were cut olf and sur- rounded by the Hanoverian Chisieura. A General 9f Brigade and :1 whole division laid down their arms. Since the Q7th ult. we have taken more than 10,000 prisoners, among - whom are 1,500 English. W e have taken also more than 400 baggage wagi gotlS,'" 13 waggons of firelocks, their magazines, and hospitals. The English retreat in disorder, leaving magdzines, siels, wounded, : and equipage. They will experience a still greater loss, and if they be able to embark, it is probable it wits not be without the loss of: half their t..trty. But informed that that army was reduced below 20,000 men, resolved to remove his head-quarters froln listorga io Benevente. We found iit the barns several English who had boon banged by the Spaniards—Bis Nlije' sty was indignant and ordered the barns to be btirnt—The peasants, whatever may be their resentment, have no right to attempt the lives of the waggoners of either arniy. His Xajesty has ordered the English prisoners to be treated with all tha -resped due to soldiers who have manifested liberal ideas and senti-: merits of honour. On Elle 411, tit night, the Duke or DA mA TI A'tl I)ead-quarters were ten leagues Ifoni Governor Di ST. CYR'S diVi3:ol) entered linrce- lona on the 17th. On thelbth be came up with 'qaperals Raniso's and VIVE:i'S troops at Llera*s, and completely routed them., lie took six pieces of can. non, 30 waggons, and 300,0 men. noLLETN. Valladolid, fan. 7. After Governor PE ST. CV a entered Barcelona he proceeded to the Lobregat, .and forced the. Filer ty l :3 intrenched can p, and took piecei of cannon. Ho then tool; Torrogoro, i place of great importatiCe. TifE TWENTY-SLVEN'rfI 9 . The Duke of /) , “..m.0 . 14, after ik b4ttle. of Riencis, Proceeded to expel the English from the post of Piedra Mb. He there took 1.50 p Eng , prisoners, five pieces of cannot?, and several caisbous. the enemy was ohlized to dstroy a %tan- lily of haggis gp DO stores. The precipices were filled with them. SaCil WAS their precipitate flight, and confusion, that they left behind theni in their carriages a quantity of gold and ! , silver. The pro . party tliatitas fallen into our lamb, is eetittated at two millions of livres. ilelf the Lugkit cavalry is on foot. Since our departure from, ilLnavente up to the bth instant, we counted on the load 1800 ElieJi homes that had teen 'lnc remains of liousrtA's army are found wan- derina about ill all tilreitforts. The remains of the army of IVidjorcJ, of Iberia, of ,Barcelorm, And o f Naples, are made prisoners. The slet►santry have no mercy on OP .1,- , 1.1611J44+ 4••••• ir• ...V ,11,111 , 1,1 4' lV ILZG contrary, we every day find n number of Englikh assassinated, The Doke of Butturzo is on the Tagus. The - A.vho!e of the Imperial Guard is coucentrated at Valladolid. The Cities of, Valladolid, of Palmeira, Segovia, Avilla, Astorga, Leon, &c. have scut numeroukde... putations to the King.` , The city of Madrid has particularly distinguish ed itself. Twenty-eight thousand five' hundred heads of families have taken the oath of allegiance„ before; the 'Holy Sacrament.. The citizens have protnisedhis Imperial Alajesty, that it he Will place his,brutheron, the"throne, they serve, him with all their efforts . , and defend him, with all, their means. TWENTY-EIGHTH BULLETIN. Valladolid, i an. t 3„ That part -Oflithe . treasure of the enemy ‘vilkh has fallen into our hands is 1,800,000 francs,— Tho inhabitants assert.that the English have carried off' from eight to ten millions. The English General deeming it impossible that the French infantrtand artillery should have fol• lowed him, and gained upon him a certain number of marches, particuliarly in mountains so difieut as those of Galicia, thought be could only be pursued by cavalry and sharpshooters. He took therefore the position of Castro •on his right, supported by the river Tombago, which passes by Lugo, and is not fordable. The Duke of Dalmatia arrived on the Gth id presence of the enemy. He employed the 7th and Bth in reconnoitring the enemy, and colleaing his infantry and artillery, which were still in the rear, He formed his plan of attack. . Tim left only of the enemy was attackable—he mauceuvred on their left. His dispositions required some movements on the sth, the Duke being determined to Mock on the.gth, but the .encruy retreated in the night, and in the morning our advanced .guard, entered Lugo. The Enemy left 300 . siek in the hospitals, a park' of li'pieces of cannon ; and 300 wilge,ons of ammuni tion. We made 700 prisoners. The town and environs of f.mgo 'aro chottkied with the bodies of Englimh horses. Renee, up wards of 2 ,500 horses have been killed in the re• treat. The English are marching to Coronna in great haste, where they have 400 TralTortS. They have already lost baggage, ammunition, a Oa even of their most material, artillery, and upwaris of JOOO, prisoners. On the toth our advanced guard was at Betanzos, a short distance from Corunna. The• Duke of Eleningen is with his corps near Lugo. • In 'reckoning the sick, missed, those who have been killed by the peasants and madepriseners by our troops, we may calculate the loss of the Eng 7. halt nt one third of-their army. They. are reduced to 18,000 men, and are not yet ,embarked... From 'Sabagnuthey retreated 150 leagues In 'bad weather, worse roads, -through .mountains; and days closely pursued at the point of the sword. It is difficult to conceive the filly of their plan of campaign, It must be attributed, not to the General who commands, ,and who is a clever and skilful man, but to that spirit of hatred and rag e w hi c h an i . mates the English Ministry. To push forward in this manner 3 . 0,000 men, exposing them to destruc tion, or. to Hight as their only resource, is a concep tion which can only be inspired by the spirit Of passion, or the most extravagant presumption. Lugo waa pillaged and sacked by the enemy . We cannot impute these disasters to the English General it is the usual and inevitable- cited 'of forced marches and precipitate retreat. Zamora, whose inhabitants had been animated by the presence of the English, shut their :gates against General MANGETET : General DOASRAV proceeded against it with four battalions—he scaled the city, took it, and put the mast guilty. to the sword. Galicia is the province of Spain which manifests the best dispdsition, it receives the French as. deli- revers. Valladolid has taken the oath to King JOSEPH. His 'llium:Ty yx expAted hi town In-morrow, to hold a Court at the Queeniv PalaCe, if not prnientetik, by t he flooded mate of the roads. The Duke of Yotttt arrived in town on Slturdny evening, alier trensaiaing business with his ISIAJAsTy al Windsor. ' • 1 Yesterday his Royal flighnecs attended at his Of 4,:tt in the Horse , Gnards, aodtrantaa,ed bqsoess for u couiiilerabk Oole. flu retied the Irish Committees, appointed to try tin 4 merits of contested elections, to re-assecnbte 101. low - s:—The Commitcee for the County of Donee, on the 7th of February; that fur the cutinty (tt Wexford, on the gth of February ; and the.Cotti roittee for the Borough of Newry, on the 14th Of February. • .„ t ,Alure than , -twenty , wittiesses have been —served With the Sran KER'S notice, to attend for examination to-morrow at the Bar of the tlous - e of COrtimons. Yesterday ; Mr. Secretary 'CA trN G, Ger eralf Flopg n d 'BERksFonb, Mr. W;tsitlinir; Mr: Guy. Ross, 41ri S. 14u:simoioti, MY. STLyMok - 13ougV, Mr: lltni<tssoN, and several other public men had it, long conference with' the en Aiidar,L'et: of the Ex- CHEQUER, at his•house in bowning=streei. Seyepl' Spaniard; Of iiisiti)Etion have landed at Plyttionth during the last week freM Coruani and Vigo. -- ' Quit 0 In 'I . , BA'iTLE OF CORI/NNA.—e-The flilit,r.ving list of Officers whO were killed and wounded in tne :16 4,1 0 0 before Corunna is handed about, we cannot of 'course vouch for its.act.soraoy : . . Colonel Griffiths and Capt. Woodford, .wourded ; Capt. Burrard, killed, Guards.- Lieut.-Cul. Notch, .tevorelY; Capt. %Villiamson, Lieut. tiunt„.wounded; Ensign Reerden, killed, 4th Regiiitent.—Lieut,:Col. Mackenzie, killed, sth Regiment.—Lieut...Col.- Maxwell, Lieut. Nunn, heth 51 Merely; Lieut: Thompson, Surgeon Messltcr, wounded; Lieut. Cheven, .killed, 36th Regiinent.—Caot. CarnObcil; light infantry, killed ; Captain Campbell, grenadiers, 211 a Lieut. Middleton, wounded, 4zd Regiment, and !even otticr 011icers.--Major Napier & law!. t l / 4 1.ijor Stanhope, and Lieut. Wilson, killed; Capt. Chutes, wounded, and five other 01 flews, Both Regiment.—L lout. - Col . Fane and Major arGre gor, killed ; Capt. Wilson, wounded, 59th Regirrieo.7. Capt. Digby, killed ; M a j ors Willi ams and Milling, 'woun'' ed, And thirteen other Ptlicers, 31st Regirnent.—Lient , CoL. : Napiet, killed, qad Reglment.—Lieut. Noble, killed, 9,5 11 ' . Regiment.— Lieut.. Col. Syrns, of the 76t11; and. ,Capt. Lg. thew, of the Royal Artillery, both died fin snoir pass4e barite, from severe fatigue, border to afford moth in the temporary bitrrack B at Canterbury, f or t h e 18t h R eg i ment of . Light Dragoons, the 2d . Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bar) are ordered from thence to take the coast duty frof4 Dover to Dungeness. Two Squadrons of the 3d Dragoon Guards, which were ordered from Susse . for this service, have been in Consequence counter" iffarideil, Sir DAVID BAIRD continues in that'state both. of _ bgdy end mind which is favourable to his recorerY; but though favourable, it cannot be expeeted to b 0 pronounced' that he is' yet out of danger from h is wound; he has lost his left arm, not his right, as has been said. Dr. MiGaacott, an old Indian' paigner with him, attends him. We hive received the following letter from Pena Zama, dated 27th January, 1809:-- 'e On Thursday five vessels were driven into oar Bay, in a state of inconceivable distress, two of them. disamted, anii towed in by the others: thisy Pro/ to be Americans. They are laden with tobacco an° linseed. One in particular has takettin great quail' tities of water, and damaged her cargo. " Iwo of the ships, viz, the Washington and th-# Massaehusets, are now ashore on the sands." We yesterday received a variety of Letter. from Gibraltar and the South of Spain, all of which gigs the most flattering description of the firm and paws otic, determination of the Spaniards in that direttio'. Of.these numerous pleasing eoiminications, we gi ve ' the following its a spoeinien.:— ." Ar.reA NT. Dr.c. 21.---The greatest odnetsy an pi - trii)o i prevail in this town—both men and WO" men are .continually . employed in maki ng , trench o at the gate of Eich er and the Mole, and also a nee wall. .Every one capable of bearing arms is en' listed without distinetion bf• class,. either for tha horse or foot. The whole of the merchants bee formed a separate corps, with the exception of fb°, Americans, .wh o retkitsecl to lend th e i r services; :Ina it is supposed they will be obliged to quit the town. On Sundays our armed Patriots' appear in uniforal, which is brown with yellow facings. Our G,,veroof ;has been called to the sitting of the Junta of Villa' Cie, whitre he has taken tho' prescribed Oath ;.'r• tba t if he will bury hitt - Ise- in the ruins of Alicant, v.". ther than surrend e r it i nto the hands of t h e French.' Ail the males in 'Meant, capable o f b ear i ng a rms, re we enrolled for th e army, and the—womeo wer n . assisting in forming entrenchments. The crews 01 Rime American ship s h a d b een requested to ossit in fortifying the M o l e; b ut they rethsed ; and i was expetied that the SpaniardS would compel theft' to leave the' harbour. Letters Patent ha ve p asse d the Great Seal of Ire ' land, appointing the Rev. JAMES M Lite pH:xi of TU3M, to the Deanery oil Drentorc, vae44l by t!) death of.the Rev. WAN WALSH. On Sunday morning tibout eight yards of ,tie highest part of the Windsor Castle Terrace wall, 6 1) the north Side of the Castle fell down. Th e noisf was so great, that it caused considerable Marin.' The Loire Frigate is hoUrly expe4ted to arrive from Cadiz, with important .. dis•datcheS from tb. SupnnuatJunta at Seville. It is reported th at O porto i s i n the posseSsif.- n r the French. A not i ce was yemerday ' l , O ptell Lloyd's, stating that the Ship - FA:wide, bound 100)1 Tort, had, aft er b eat in g for, a considerable Hale °!!` the Bar, been warn e d not to enter by one, of 'our V a l gates, who informed her that a Freud) division h taken the town. Mr. KaNT, who performed 8:r Gorge ,„efirll , Drury Lane Theatre, is to ap p ear aga i n as Loren in the Comic Opera of The Cabinet. • L THIS ORATORIO.--The ASHLEYS, w h oL S 0 , long been celebrated f or t h e a b le manne r' in they conduct this soblirrie species of amnserrter% last night brought forward the tine compOsitkii 0 The Messiah. The vocal Performers engaged fai 'season are, Mrs. DICKoNS, Mrs. BLANTi, GRIGLIETTI, and Mrs. VAUGHAN * as, well as .Elite'' HAM, Master DOUROUSET, Goss, PYNti, and 110 # LAMY. Mr, G. AStmay; whose plefessional needs no euloeium, is the lealor ; Ur. C, Astti.F.v , one of our best performers on the violoncello; M r : J. ASHLEY, deservedly esteemed for his Or' organ ; and a due proportion of respeatble ['ert en ; mars, tilled the or c h estra . Th e per f ormance of night.afforded an admirable specimen of what tib public are to exp e l d ur i ng the course (If . tote 14 season, horn such a powerful combination of !!: lents. Tile whole entertainment last suitable to the grandeur of the composition on. whir: the''respeaive talents of the Peiformers were .I'l ll . o . Ployed, 'with the ex ce ption of Mrs. DiczoNiv44• . Nvit* prevented layfrom attending.